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The Appalachian State University Horn Studio
It is the ASU Horn Studio’s privilege to welcome you to the 2011 Southeast Horn Workshop!
Karen Robertson
A native of Tennessee, Karen L. Robertson received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Tennessee/Knoxville, a Master of Music degree from the College-Conservatory at the University of Cincinnati, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Dr. Robertson is Professor of Horn at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where she teaches Applied Horn, High Brass Methods, and coordinates the coaching for Brass Chamber Music. Before coming to Appalachian, she served on the faculties of the University of Missouri at Kansas City and William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
An active orchestral player, Dr. Robertson served as Principal Horn in both the Saint Joseph Symphony (Missouri) and the Kansas City Camerata from 1991–1995. She has also held prior positions with the Nashville Symphony (Tennessee), the Dayton Symphony (Ohio), and the Knoxville Symphony (Tennessee). Since coming to Boone, she has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, the Greensboro Symphony (North Carolina), the Roanoke Symphony (Virginia), the Symphony of the Mountains (Tennessee), and the Western Piedmont Symphony (North Carolina).
Dr. Robertson has won several awards for her solo performances, including winner of the 1993 Concerto-Aria competition at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri at Kansas City, and finalist in the 1994 American Horn Competition. She has premiered many works for horn, including a simultaneous internet broadcast/premiere of Sea Dreams for two horns and wind ensemble by David Maslanka, in 1996. Dr. Robertson was a Guest Artist at the 2006 International Horn Symposium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is a frequent Regional Artist at the Southeast Horn Workshop. Dr. Robertson has performed solos with many orchestras in Missouri and in North Carolina; she has presented solos with both the Appalachian State Symphony Orchestra and the Appalachian State Wind Ensemble, performing as soloist with the Wind Ensemble at the North Carolina Music Educators Association’s conferences in 1999 and 2007 and at the National Band Directors Association’s conference in 2005.
The Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music
The Hayes School of Music prepares young musicians for professional lives as performers, composers, music educators, music therapists, conductors, and music industry professionals, ensuring the next generation of musical leadership for the state, region, and nation. Noted for quality instruction by national and internationally recognized faculty musicians, the school offers seven undergraduate degree programs and three graduate-level degree programs.
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